# Nuro R3 at California: deployment

Canonical ID: `02fbc0ab-048f-4b5f-aabf-abeb328f230f`

Lucid confirmed real-world robotaxi testing with [Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) and Uber. Lucid head of communications Nick Twork said ride was impressive and natural. Commercial deployment scheduled to begin in a major US city starting in 2026.

## Key facts

- **Status:** Real-world testing confirmed
- **Feedback:** Impressive and natural (Lucid comms head)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-17_

- **Slug:** nuro-r3-lucid-uber-real-world-testing-2026
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Nuro R3](/models/nuro-r3.md) (id: `7010e304-f637-4c40-bb0d-7d80f8a61c56`)
- **Category:** [Robotaxis](/robotaxis)
- **Company:** [Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) (id: `24cc7835-a940-4663-a48b-803f6e546dea`)
- **Location:** [California](/locations/united-states/california.md) (id: `fdf937a9-5eeb-4e8d-a514-ef860b351b30`)
- **Operator:** [Nuro](/companies/nuro.md) (id: `24cc7835-a940-4663-a48b-803f6e546dea`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.autoblog.com/2026/05/16/lucid-nuro-uber-testing

## Verified answers

- [Where can you actually ride a robotaxi in 2026?](/where-can-you-ride-a-robotaxi.md)
- [Robotaxi safety record: every recall, crash, and investigation](/robotaxi-safety-record.md)

## Common questions

### What is the Nuro R3 deployment at California?

Nuro R3, built by Nuro, is recorded as a deployment at California on the DEPLOY registry. Nuro operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Nuro R3 at California?

Nuro, the manufacturer of Nuro R3, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the Nuro R3 deployment at California?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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